... courtroom. At a press conference Mayor Bradley stated, "I was speechless when I heard that verdict. Today this jury told the world that what we saw with our own eyes is not a crime" (LA Times 45). Mayor Bradley was referring to the not guilty verdict of the Rodney King case against the four police officers. The anger of the African Americans against the verdict ... outcome. "They stood side-by-side with brooms and buckets in a show of hope, unity and community catharsis. Answers would come later. Now, it was time to mend a broken city. ( LA Times 120). This was very significant because ...

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... old, "the three-strikes law has been responsible for taking many incorrigible criminals off the streets forever. But, laws drafted in the head of public passion often have unintended effects..." (LA TIMES 1). The fact is that the so -called "hardened criminals" may actually be either petty thieves (one three-strikes law sentenced incarcerated someone who stole a slice of pizza), people who ... ...

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